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Pott's puffy tumor, frontal sinusitis, frontal bone osteomyelitis, and epidural abscess secondary to a wrestling injury

Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, and Radiology, Quain & Ramstad Clinic, Bismarck, North Dakota

John P. Carson, MD

Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, and Radiology, Quain & Ramstad Clinic, Bismarck, North Dakota

M.W. Pulliam, MD

Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, and Radiology, Quain & Ramstad Clinic, Bismarck, North Dakota

Allen Hill, MD

Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, and Radiology, Quain & Ramstad Clinic, Bismarck, North Dakota

A blow sustained to the head while wrestling may produce frontal osteomyelitis and its complications, Pott's puffy tumor and epidural abscess. The symp toms may be minimal and may be manifested only by a mild headache and occasional stuffy nose. A 16- year-old boy was studied one month after a head injury sustained while wrestling, complaining only of recurrent headaches and fever. A fluctuant mass was found in the midfrontal area. Frontal sinusitis, subper iosteal abscess, epidural abscess, and frontal osteo myelitis were found at surgery. The frontal bone in volved by the osteomyelitis was debrided, and the epidural abscess was evacuated.

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